Design Process Tool

How to create your design process

The goal of this tool is to plan your research in advance with your favourite methodology and create an overview of your project approach. You can do so by adding items to each phase, describe the research you plan to do and keep track of your most important results and conclusions.

You can add your research as items on each phase as follows:

• Click on the phase to open the canvas;
• Click on the plus sign to add a new item;
• You can give each item a title, description and information about your research;
• Items can be edited or deleted by clicking on them;
• Items can be moved to your prefered location on the canvas.
• Items are transparent by default and colored when conclusions or results are given.

How to save / load your design process

Your design process is stored on your local computer. You can create an export file to create a backup, open your design process on a different computer or send it to someone. You can export your work by clicking on the button in the right/bottom corner and choose 'save'.
To import a design process, use the 'open' option and select your file.

Questions or Remarks?

Please contact Mijke van der Zee (m.vanderzee@fontys.nl)

About the DOT Framework

At Fontys Applied University for ICT (Fontys ICT) we use the Design Oriented Triangulation framework to answer the practical research questions in ICT projects. The website 'ictresearchmethods.nl' explains the DOT framework and a set of practical research methods placed within the framework. For each project you identify the questions, select preferably multiple methods to search for answers (triangulation), report on the results found by using the methods and draw a final conclusion answering the question.

Research strategies

The research methods within the DOT Framework are divided into five different strategies:

• 'Library' methods to explore what is already done and what guidelines and theories exist that could help you further your design, e.g. relevant design patterns, frameworks, libraries, tools;
• 'Field' methods to explore the application context, e.g. engineer user requirements;
• 'Workshop' methods to design and implement the product (prototype) based on the results of Field and Library methods;
• 'Lab' methods to test what has been implemented;
• 'Showroom' methods to validate the quality and value of the product.

Resources

• DOT Framework
• CMD Methods